stratozyck
Chieftain
- Joined
- Jul 4, 2006
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I fired up a Standard Continents, Monarch game last night as Hammurabi of Babylon. Four Civs were on mine.
I had horse nearby, and by a stroke of sheer luck a vilage gave me horseback riding in 2500 BC. By 1600 BC I was churning out Horse Archers in masse, with two promotions.
I cut through my entire continent, losing MAYBE 5 horse archers taking three civs. I was slowed down more by having to garrison. I was rushing my techs towards CoL and founded Conf shortly after taking the entire continent. Within 5 turns the first courthouses were being built and I was able to raise my tech slider to 10% after a few turns of zero and using Scientists to do research. In a little longer I was able to go to 30%, and every tech was easy to get. Cottages were everywhere, and I was building EVERY wonder. I had to, I was bored. I could tell this would be an easy cakewalk.
The other continent, when I found them, still had Longbowmen. I had just industrialized and founded the Mining Corps. My production was awe inspiring. Last night, when I gave up the game to go to sleep, I didn't really look forward to finishing it. I knew it would be just a matter of landing my troops on the shores to collect the capitulations.
I took the Americans and the ottomans with a handful of Infantry and arty, sweeping aside any of their units. They woulda saved production fielding workers against me instead of macemen. Monty was the last one left.
Then something happened. I let the ottomans live so as to wrap up the game quickly. They had the apostalic palace and had a vote up for diplomatic victory! My heart stopped. I thought that I would lose for sure.
The vote came 20, yes, 20 votes short. Had I not invaded and taken out some of their cities, they would have won. Despite building EVERY wonder, having four of the religions and all of their shrines, despite having every technology way before them... they would have won.
This AI is better...
I had horse nearby, and by a stroke of sheer luck a vilage gave me horseback riding in 2500 BC. By 1600 BC I was churning out Horse Archers in masse, with two promotions.
I cut through my entire continent, losing MAYBE 5 horse archers taking three civs. I was slowed down more by having to garrison. I was rushing my techs towards CoL and founded Conf shortly after taking the entire continent. Within 5 turns the first courthouses were being built and I was able to raise my tech slider to 10% after a few turns of zero and using Scientists to do research. In a little longer I was able to go to 30%, and every tech was easy to get. Cottages were everywhere, and I was building EVERY wonder. I had to, I was bored. I could tell this would be an easy cakewalk.
The other continent, when I found them, still had Longbowmen. I had just industrialized and founded the Mining Corps. My production was awe inspiring. Last night, when I gave up the game to go to sleep, I didn't really look forward to finishing it. I knew it would be just a matter of landing my troops on the shores to collect the capitulations.
I took the Americans and the ottomans with a handful of Infantry and arty, sweeping aside any of their units. They woulda saved production fielding workers against me instead of macemen. Monty was the last one left.
Then something happened. I let the ottomans live so as to wrap up the game quickly. They had the apostalic palace and had a vote up for diplomatic victory! My heart stopped. I thought that I would lose for sure.
The vote came 20, yes, 20 votes short. Had I not invaded and taken out some of their cities, they would have won. Despite building EVERY wonder, having four of the religions and all of their shrines, despite having every technology way before them... they would have won.
This AI is better...
